I hope you are doing well. And, like I say all the time I can't believe it's (fill in the blank month here) May already. So a Happy May Day to you!
With one month in the books for the 2017 Major League Baseball season I am not overly impressed with my favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals. If this team is going to do anything this year the bullpen is going to have to get a lot better. Yesterday, the Cardinals blew a 4-0 lead to the Cincinnati Reds and lost 5-4 because the bullpen failed to hold the lead and then save it. And if this team fails to make the playoffs I will look back to this game as a reason they didn't make it. I hope I am wrong but I think at this point the Cardinals are mediocre at best. The club started 3-9 and at the end of the month its record had improved to 12-12, meaning it had won 9 of its last 12 games. But the wins were over the likes of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and Toronto. When the "Birds" played good teams like the Yankees and Nationals in April, they got their butts kicked. Again, and I hope I am wrong, this team and its pitching appear to be the epitome of mediocrity.
May 01, 2017
April 16, 2017
He is Risen!
Happy Easter to all of my family and friends. In response to the title of this post, the traditional reply is "He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!"
May the joy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ's resurrection fill you with peace and joy in the knowledge that Christ's overcoming the cross and death now means we will live forever! Alleluia!
May the joy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ's resurrection fill you with peace and joy in the knowledge that Christ's overcoming the cross and death now means we will live forever! Alleluia!
March 24, 2017
Quick Thoughts in Late March
Greetings friends, my life seems to get busier the older I get. So, here are some quick thoughts on what is happening in my world.
-I was angered to see Mizzou head coach Kim Anderson get fired by my Alma Mater; Missouri. Anderson showed improvement as he was asked and the team is clean. By, that I mean no recruiting or NCAA violations and the players are graduating. Cuonzo Martin has had success at Southwest Missouri State, Tennessee and California. But, I don't think he is the guy to take Mizzou to a Final Four. Time will tell. I just hope Missouri doesn't get in that rut of firing and hiring coaches every three to five years. Mizzou tried that in football for 25 years and it didn't work very well.
-I voted for Donald Trump. Actually I voted against Hilary Clinton. But, the more Trump governs as President of this country the more frustrated I become. Trump just doesn't seem to know when to shut the hell up. Maybe he will mature the longer he is president of the USA.
-The St. Louis Blues are like a Pogo stick. They are up and down. They win four or five in a row and then go on a six game losing streak. But, beware NHL teams. They have the players to take this team deep into the playoffs if not win the Stanley Cup.
Finally, I have no clue who will win the NCAA tournament. Of the remaining teams it could be one of about five in the tournament. If I were to pick a team at this point I would go with Kansas. You know I'm a Missouri Tiger fan, but Kansas is playing as well if not better than any other team still alive in the big dance. If Kansas doesn't win it beware the Tarheels.
-I was angered to see Mizzou head coach Kim Anderson get fired by my Alma Mater; Missouri. Anderson showed improvement as he was asked and the team is clean. By, that I mean no recruiting or NCAA violations and the players are graduating. Cuonzo Martin has had success at Southwest Missouri State, Tennessee and California. But, I don't think he is the guy to take Mizzou to a Final Four. Time will tell. I just hope Missouri doesn't get in that rut of firing and hiring coaches every three to five years. Mizzou tried that in football for 25 years and it didn't work very well.
-I voted for Donald Trump. Actually I voted against Hilary Clinton. But, the more Trump governs as President of this country the more frustrated I become. Trump just doesn't seem to know when to shut the hell up. Maybe he will mature the longer he is president of the USA.
-The St. Louis Blues are like a Pogo stick. They are up and down. They win four or five in a row and then go on a six game losing streak. But, beware NHL teams. They have the players to take this team deep into the playoffs if not win the Stanley Cup.
Finally, I have no clue who will win the NCAA tournament. Of the remaining teams it could be one of about five in the tournament. If I were to pick a team at this point I would go with Kansas. You know I'm a Missouri Tiger fan, but Kansas is playing as well if not better than any other team still alive in the big dance. If Kansas doesn't win it beware the Tarheels.
February 04, 2017
Happy Days are Here Again!
It's been two months since my beloved Missouri Tigers had won a basketball game. But, today they took on our neighbors to the south and beat the Arkansas Razorbacks 83-78!
It's been a miserable year for the Tigers. With the win today they improve to 6-16. My guess is they won't get to ten wins this year. But, a win is a win. And beating Arkansas makes it even sweeter. The Razorbacks have been designated Mizzou's rival in the SEC. (Maybe the SEC sees it that way, In my mind the lowlife Kansas Jayhawks will always be Missouri's arch rival. It's just too bad the gutless chicken-hawks refuse to schedule Mizzou).
And I'm happy for Missouri head coach Kim Anderson. Anderson has busted his butt since being hired three years ago to resuscitate a program that had been left in the dumpster. I hope the powers that be in the Missouri athletic department honor his contract and give Coach Anderson another year to turn it around.
It's been a miserable year for the Tigers. With the win today they improve to 6-16. My guess is they won't get to ten wins this year. But, a win is a win. And beating Arkansas makes it even sweeter. The Razorbacks have been designated Mizzou's rival in the SEC. (Maybe the SEC sees it that way, In my mind the lowlife Kansas Jayhawks will always be Missouri's arch rival. It's just too bad the gutless chicken-hawks refuse to schedule Mizzou).
And I'm happy for Missouri head coach Kim Anderson. Anderson has busted his butt since being hired three years ago to resuscitate a program that had been left in the dumpster. I hope the powers that be in the Missouri athletic department honor his contract and give Coach Anderson another year to turn it around.
January 22, 2017
Hail to the Chief
Congratulations to the new President of the United States of America Donald Trump! Trump was sworn in on Friday and those who didn't vote for him continue to whine about him not being duly elected. As a citizen of the United States of America I really wish they would grow up and quit their whining.
I have family members and friends who say "Oh, he didn't get the most votes in the election". They are correct. But the last time I checked the Electoral College has decided the winner of the presidency in every election since this country started. If the Electoral College is such a bad idea why haven't the whiners gotten off their butts and tried to change the US Constitution? A question that needs to be asked of the "whiners" is why didn't they go to the polls in November like they did when Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and 2012? Analysts have repeatedly cited the failure of minorities and Democrats to go to the polls in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. It's pretty simple. If minorities and Democrats had voted for Hillary Clinton at the same rate they did Mr. Obama, Ms. Clinton would be President. But, she's not because her advisers didn't campaign in key counties and didn't get out the vote where they should have.
People in the "rust belt" (those states I mentioned above) are fed up with the economy and with the federal government. Many have lost their jobs and their standard of living is worse than it was eight years ago. I do not blame Mr. Obama for that. In fact, I think he did a great job of running this nation. Like many others the blame needs to go to Congress. Many voters wouldn't vote against their congressional representatives but did apparently blame the Democrats in Congress for problems that were never resolved. My thought is many of those voted against Hillary Clinton or just didn't vote as a protest of the feckless legislative branch of the federal government.
Finally, there are some national media biased against the Trump administration because he has called them out on their policies. As a former journalist I have to say some reporters I know are among the laziest people on earth. They are either unwilling to challenge Mr. Trump's opponents or else just don't understand why US citizens are angry.
This morning I heard one of the most biased interviews on NPR disguised as journalism. I have no idea why these individuals were allowed to rant and complain about the Trump presidency for more than eleven minutes. The name of the piece was: "Examining Obama's Legacy on Race Relations and What to Expect from Trump". One individual on the panel, a "journalist' by the name of Debra Dickerson, spouted hatred of whites and at one point stated "Whites had better wake up". Apparently she is of the belief that we are on the verge of a civil war and cited skirmishes in the 1800's along the Missouri - Kansas border. I respect Ms. Dickerson's right to write what she wants. But, NPR shame on you for giving this racist a forum on public radio stations under the guise of journalism.
It will be interesting to see how some national media treat our 45th president and if as Trump states they are trying to de-legitimize his presidency.
I have family members and friends who say "Oh, he didn't get the most votes in the election". They are correct. But the last time I checked the Electoral College has decided the winner of the presidency in every election since this country started. If the Electoral College is such a bad idea why haven't the whiners gotten off their butts and tried to change the US Constitution? A question that needs to be asked of the "whiners" is why didn't they go to the polls in November like they did when Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and 2012? Analysts have repeatedly cited the failure of minorities and Democrats to go to the polls in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. It's pretty simple. If minorities and Democrats had voted for Hillary Clinton at the same rate they did Mr. Obama, Ms. Clinton would be President. But, she's not because her advisers didn't campaign in key counties and didn't get out the vote where they should have.
People in the "rust belt" (those states I mentioned above) are fed up with the economy and with the federal government. Many have lost their jobs and their standard of living is worse than it was eight years ago. I do not blame Mr. Obama for that. In fact, I think he did a great job of running this nation. Like many others the blame needs to go to Congress. Many voters wouldn't vote against their congressional representatives but did apparently blame the Democrats in Congress for problems that were never resolved. My thought is many of those voted against Hillary Clinton or just didn't vote as a protest of the feckless legislative branch of the federal government.
Finally, there are some national media biased against the Trump administration because he has called them out on their policies. As a former journalist I have to say some reporters I know are among the laziest people on earth. They are either unwilling to challenge Mr. Trump's opponents or else just don't understand why US citizens are angry.
This morning I heard one of the most biased interviews on NPR disguised as journalism. I have no idea why these individuals were allowed to rant and complain about the Trump presidency for more than eleven minutes. The name of the piece was: "Examining Obama's Legacy on Race Relations and What to Expect from Trump". One individual on the panel, a "journalist' by the name of Debra Dickerson, spouted hatred of whites and at one point stated "Whites had better wake up". Apparently she is of the belief that we are on the verge of a civil war and cited skirmishes in the 1800's along the Missouri - Kansas border. I respect Ms. Dickerson's right to write what she wants. But, NPR shame on you for giving this racist a forum on public radio stations under the guise of journalism.
It will be interesting to see how some national media treat our 45th president and if as Trump states they are trying to de-legitimize his presidency.
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